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Parachlorophenylalanine, Serotonin and Sleep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

K. Davison  and
J. W. Osselton
K. Davison
Affiliation:
Dept. of Psychological Medicine, General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE
J. W. Osselton
Affiliation:
Dept. of Psychological Medicine, General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 122 , Issue 569 , April 1973 , pp. 493 - 494
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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